UNCG First Day Complete

Erin Yandell Senior Staff Writer During the Fall 2022 semester, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro introduced a new textbook program called UNCG First Day Complete. Described by the UNCG bookstore website as an “affordability initiative for undergraduate students,” the program’s purpose is to lower rental textbook costs and make course materials available to students. Rentals are either a physical textbook or digital materials. … Continue reading UNCG First Day Complete

UNCG Student Wins National Competition

Tyler Holden Staff Writer On Jan. 4, 2023, Ashley McMillon, UNCG student in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, was announced as the winner of the Spring 2023 Extensiv Supply Chain Scholarship competition. In her distinguished essay, McMillon paints a picture of what she envisions the world will be like in a future with augmented reality. McMillon makes the case in her essay that developments in … Continue reading UNCG Student Wins National Competition

Preparing for Fall 2022 Final Exams at UNC Greensboro

Jessi Rae Morton News Editor The end of the Fall 2022 semester is just around the corner, and with the end of the semester come many important dates and deadlines. The last day of classes at UNC Greensboro for fall 2022 will be Wednesday, Nov. 30. Thursday, Dec. 1 is “Reading Day.” According to the Registrar’s Office, “Faculty may not give an examination nor an … Continue reading Preparing for Fall 2022 Final Exams at UNC Greensboro

UNCG winds down fall semester (or, Winter ‘22 with the Gulf Stream) 

Sam Phillips, features editor, with Gerard Manley Hopkins The boughs, the boughs are bare enough,  But earth has not yet felt the snow.  As an autumn of wildly fluctuating temperatures works its way toward winter, the UNCG community is preparing for the final weeks of the fall ‘22 semester. Students and teachers alike look ahead to the holidays and the darkest, perhaps coziest, time of … Continue reading UNCG winds down fall semester (or, Winter ‘22 with the Gulf Stream) 

Fright Night Spotlight

Tyler Holden Staff Writer UNCG students hungry for a frightful Halloween experience headed to Piney Lake on Saturday, Oct. 29, for the third annual Fright Night hosted by UNCG Recreation and Wellness. Fright Night took place from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and was open to all UNCG students, though the students that chose to participate had to sign up to attend the event before … Continue reading Fright Night Spotlight

UNCG’s IDEAS Program: An Interview with Three Students

Jenna McKee Meaney Staff Writer The UNCG IDEAS program is a major within the School of Education and consists of three different concentrations. These concentrations focus on Interpreting, Deaf Education and Advocacy Services (IDEAS).  As the School of Education website says: The Interpreting, Deaf Education, and Advocacy Services (IDEAS) major provides opportunities for study in three concentrations: Advocacy and Services for the Deaf; K–12 Deaf … Continue reading UNCG’s IDEAS Program: An Interview with Three Students

This Week at UNCG

Jessi Rae Morton News Editor Fall 2022 Campus Nature Challenge From the Office of Sustainability Website: The goal of the 2022 Fall Campus Nature Challenge at UNC Greensboro is to engage our campus community in a citizen science project to increase biodiversity awareness by photographing, recording audio and cataloging plants, animals (including insects) and fungi during a week-long “bioblitz” on campus. The event will take … Continue reading This Week at UNCG

UNCG celebrates career of former professor and Poet Laureate: Fred Chappell

Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer On Oct. 1, in the Alumni House on campus, there was a celebration from 1 p.m. through 7 p.m. to commemorate the career of former UNCG English professor Fred Chappell. “I Am One of You Forever” was a free event on campus dedicated to celebrating the career of Chappell and the legacy left at UNCG.  Named for one of Chappell’s … Continue reading UNCG celebrates career of former professor and Poet Laureate: Fred Chappell

Spartans Trump Clemson in Tiger Town

Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer On Tuesday, October 11th, the UNCG Men’s Soccer Team traveled to Clemson, S.C., to play their second ACC matchup of the year. Entering the matchup, the Spartans were ranked No. 23 in the National Coaches Poll; the Tigers sat at No. 18. There has been some recent history favoring the Spartans as they handed Clemson their first loss of the … Continue reading Spartans Trump Clemson in Tiger Town